Verizon Wireless plans to launch 5G technology locally starting in the second half of 2018, making Houston the third city in Verizon's four-market deployment plan to deliver residential 5G broadband service.

Verizon previously announced that 5G would be launched in Los Angeles and Sacramento, Calif.

The 5G

"With 5G we are ushering in a fourth industrial revolution that will help reshape cities and lead to unprecedented innovation, and Houston will be at the forefront of that innovation,"